You could be forgiven for thinking the story behind elastics was boring. You’d still be wrong, though. The story of what’s holding up your underwear is a global drama, replete with war, industrial espionage, colonialism, destitute inventors – everything!

You could be forgiven for thinking the story behind elastics was boring. You&rsquo;d still be wrong, though. The story of what&rsquo;s holding up your underwear is a global drama, replete with war, industrial espionage, colonialism, destitute inventors &ndash; everything!

Turn down the gas on your Bunsen burner, distill a nice pot of tea, and slip into your most comfortable lab coat because Stuff You Should Know is submitting our most science-y episodes for your peer-review.  Prepare to go full egghead!

Turn down the gas on&nbsp;your Bunsen burner, distill a nice pot of tea, and slip into&nbsp;your most comfortable lab coat because&nbsp;Stuff&nbsp;You&nbsp;Should&nbsp;Know&nbsp;is submitting our most science-y episodes for&nbsp;your peer-review.&nbsp; Prepare to go full egghead!

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Listen to this collection of top episodes from iHeartRadio and iHeartPodcasts. 

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The Stuff You Should Know Doin’ Science Playlist: Elastics: Where God and Science Smooch

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To call beans and rice a staple is to undersell the importance of beans and rice. Today we break down the ubiquity of this beloved food combo.

To call beans and rice a staple is to undersell the importance of beans and rice. Today we break down the ubiquity of this beloved food combo.

Beans and Rice Feeds the World

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No food is more all-American than peanut butter – 80 percent of homes in the country have a jar of it in the pantry right now. And while the rest of the world might find peanut butter peculiar, maybe even gross, the rest of the world is wrong. Enjoy a smooth ride through one of our top condiments in this classic episode.

No food is more all-American than peanut butter &ndash; 80 percent of homes in the country have a jar of it in the pantry right now. And while the rest of the world might find peanut butter peculiar, maybe even gross, the rest of the world is wrong. Enjoy a smooth ride through one of our top condiments in this classic episode.

Selects: How Peanut Butter Works

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Operation Doppelganger was a Russian propaganda project discovered in 2022, a minor part of the enormous, ongoing disinformation and chaos-sewing campaign Russia spreads across the world through social media. And some of your views may have come from it.

Operation Doppelganger was a Russian propaganda project discovered in 2022, a minor part of the enormous, ongoing disinformation and chaos-sewing campaign Russia spreads across the world through social media. And some of your views may have come from it.

How Russia Shapes What the World Thinks

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